Whatever Happened To: Lincoln-Sudbury's Roberts kicked way to Brown

Rachel Roberts was a standout soccer player before graduating from Lincoln-Sudbury in 2000. But her favorite memories from that sport and indoor track have absolutely nothing to do with personal glory. They have everything to do the people she played games with and went to practice with every day during the season.

Rachel Roberts was a standout soccer player before graduating from Lincoln-Sudbury in 2000. But her favorite memories from that sport and indoor track have absolutely nothing to do with personal glory. They have everything to do the people she played games with and went to practice with every day during the season.

Roberts, 31, who served as a captain, relished the team aspect of her high school sports experience.

"The majority of my high school sports memories, period, are about being with my teammates, the camaraderie, traveling to the away games, interacting with the coaches," said Roberts, who played a variety of positions on the pitch, but most often could be found at midfield. "It was an overall positive experience."

Roberts sprinted for the indoor track team and was a member of the 4x400 relay. "I did track to supplement soccer," she said. "It’s pretty much the same as soccer in that it was about the people I was with. I also remember us running the hallways of the school for practice."

Roberts did not play a spring sport at the school. "I played club soccer in the spring," she said.

Roberts went on to play soccer at Brown University as a forward. "I think I remember the most the emotions of it all," she said. "I remember starting my training in June and then the grueling triple sessions in August. It was a big part of college and a huge confidence builder."

After graduating from Brown in 2004 with a degree in political science, Roberts went to Suffolk University for a law degree. She graduated in 2008 and went to work for the law firm of Hinkley, Allen & Snyder where she specialized in trademark law. That lasted two years.

"I found law school very interesting, but the actual practice of law wasn’t for me," Roberts said. "I didn’t do well sitting behind a desk. It was draining to me."

Instead, Roberts got involved with an enterprise called Pure Barre, which is a ballet-bar based workout. She opened a franchise in Newton in 2011.

"It’s going well," said Roberts. "I opened another franchise in Wellesley this year."

Roberts, who is single, enjoys being with her two dogs. "They’re both mixed-breed rescue dogs," she said.

Roberts likes to travel and visit her family, which has relocated on Cape Cod.

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